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Meant to prevent trees from growing beneath power lines, a herbicide sprayed throughout the county is causing problems for residents.

Many throughout the county are complaining after several spots along roadways began to turn brown. But it’s not just visual appeal they’re concerned about - several are worried about what it’s doing to the environment.

Crews hired by the Louisville Gas & Electric Co. have been spraying herbicide along Ky. 524.

Forty-four students from Oldham County have been named Sen. Jeff Green Scholars. Students earn this designation by achieving a 4.0 grade point average all four years of high school and scoring at least a 28 composite on the ACT.

As Sen. Jeff Green Scholars, these students are eligible for $2,500 a year in Kentucky Educational Excellence Scholarship awards. Students may earn up to $10,000 toward their higher education expenses if they continue high scholastic achievement in college.

To honor their son, killed while in active duty with the U.S. Army in Afghanistan, two local parents will display their love on their license plates.

Oldham County Clerk Julie Barr issued the commemorative plates to Billy and Sharon Neuner at Tuesday’s fiscal court meeting. The plates, called Gold Star Mother and Gold Star Father plates, are issued to parents of soldiers killed in active duty.

The Neuners’ son, Staff Sgt. Christopher Stout, 34, of Worthville, died in combat July 13.

OCWD Superintendent Russ Rose said the malfunction had been repaired but the advisory would be in place at least 24 hours as questionable water is flushed from the system. eeNo contamination had been confirmed and the advisory was a precaution, he said.

Customers of the Oldham County Water District are now under a boil water advisory due to a mechanical failure overnight. eeOCWD Superintendent Russ Rose said the malfunction has been repaired but the advisory will be in place at least 24 hours as questionable water is flushed from the system. eeNo contamination has been confirmed and the advisory is a precaution, he said.

Rose said he isn't sure when OCWD customers – roughly 7,500 across the Oldham County area – will be cleared to drink tap water. Officials are taking water samples to see if it is safe to drink.

The sites allow users to track athletes as they complete in the triathlon.

Many local fans reported their difficulty in accessing the site Sunday.

Both sites were the target of a cyberattack designed to deny users access to the website, which made it difficult for fans to follow the progress of participants at Ford Ironman Louisville and Subaru Ironman Canada.

In late July, the North Oldham and Westport fire departments responded to a call on the Kentucky side of 18-Mile island on the Ohio River for an injured woman who had been using a rope swing at the water’s edge.

She landed in shallow water under the rope.

Her injuries are severe enough to warrant a lengthy hospitalization and even longer rehabilitation period.

After a stroll through his neighborhood ended with a trip to the hospital, a River Bluff man has filed a complaint against the owners of two Rottweilers he says attacked him.

Irvin Besser wants to warn others of his attack, he said, in hopes he’ll prevent them from a similar fate.

While taking his 10-pound schnauzer for a walk on Apple Tree Lane Aug. 21, Besser said he ran into a neighbor walking two Rottweilers. He said he noticed how the large dogs seemed to be pulling the teenager up the hill.